“When planning family activities around movement it is important to make fun the overriding factor. In fact, don’t even use the word exercise. Think of using games, competitions, etc.” ~Gregory Florez, the senior adviser on workplace leadership and vitality for the American Council on Exercise. At the end of every month, I do a post
Nearly 75% of people diagnosed with BPD are women. Recent research suggests that men may be equally affected by BPD, but are commonly misdiagnosed with PTSD or depression. We all have mood swings, and some are more intense than others. As a therapist, I teach my clients how to self-regulate, or soothe, when a strong
All relationships require sacrifice. Roommates may help each other with homework, friends may compromise on activities they want to do, and a partner may need to give up something important to them in order to reach an agreement with their partner. Codependence is when one party in a relationship gives too much and loses his/her
Most people in the US reach for their phone 80 times a day. An average American is spending three hours a day on their smartphone. The question is not if we are addicted, but how to overcome this addiction.
When we remind ourselves that everyone is doing the best they can, we will come to see the world and ourselves through a more positive lens. Read on to learn more!
Less than 5% of adults participate in 30 minutes of physical activity each day and only one in three adults receive the recommended amount of physical activity each week. Exercising does nothing but good so let’s change those stats!
“I’ve always envied people who sleep easily. Their brains must be cleaner, the floorboards of the skull well swept, all the little monsters closed up in a steamer trunk at the foot of the bed.” ~ David Benioff (co-creator of Game of Thrones) Surely you have experienced a poor night’s sleep. You wake up feeling
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” ~ Mark Twain Lying begins early in life. Children as young as two begin lying when they discover how powerful their words are. Lying can come naturally; you say your friend’s favorite shirt looks great, knowing how much she loves the ugly thing. You
While 3 million domestic violence cases are reported each year, most emotional abuse goes unnoticed and unreported. Among women who have experienced domestic violence, half say that emotional abuse is what causes the greatest harm.
“Should you shield the valleys from the windstorms, you would never see the beauty of their canyons.” ~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross No matter where you live, how old you are, what color your skin is, or your career choice, you will experience loss and grief at some point in your life. It is universal. Maybe it
“A kleptomaniac is a person who helps himself because he can’t help himself.” ~ Henry Morgan Although kleptomania is a relatively rare mental illness–affecting 6 in 1000 or 1.2 million Americans–you have likely heard someone referred to as a “klepto.” An example of a public figure, who is thought to struggle with kleptomania, is Winona
Gaslighting: The attempt of one person to overwrite another person’s reality. In 1938, Patrick Hamilton wrote a mystery thriller play called Gas Light, where a husband manipulates his adoring, trusting wife into believing she can no longer trust her own perceptions of reality. He does this by dimming the gas-powered lights in their home, and
Melissa Cluff is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in North Texas, providing face-to-face and telehealth therapy options to clients in Texas.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in North Texas, providing face-to-face and telehealth therapy options to clients in Texas.
